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BA Honours - Three Years
UCAS LV23 ESHi/Pol
Admission Enquiries: Joint Honours in Arts
Tel: (0113) 2333535
E-mail: FAODA@leeds.ac.uk
The School of History is one of the most prestigious history departments in Britain, as was shown by a recent official survey of university research, in which history at Leeds was given the highest rating - one of only seven history departments to reach this standard. Because of its size (27 full-time members of staff), the School is able to offer a particularly wide range of courses, stretching from the ancient to the contemporary world, embracing Europe, Asia and the Americas, and spanning political, economic, social, intellectual and regional history. The resources of the Brotherton Library are particularly strong in history, and students are able to pursue their own original research in the final-year dissertation or long essay. Although lectures are regarded as important, particular emphasis is placed on weekly tutorials in each course, when three or four students meet their tutor to discuss historical questions. Each student in the School of History is assigned to a member of the history staff as a personal tutor. There is a flourishing history society which organizes historical visits and many lively social events. The School admits about 50 Joint Honours students a year.
The Department of Politics has 17 members of staff and a large and growing post-graduate school of over 50 MA and research students. Staff offer a wide range of options in their various areas of specialism: development politics (particularly African), British government, British and European politics, EU politics, Soviet and North American politics, Labour movements and social forces, international relations and political theory and ideologies. The Department arranges regular day schools on current political issues to which outside speakers are invited.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Normally three passes at A level or two at A level and two at AS level with grades around BBB. We usually accept qualifications such as BTEC National, Advanced GNVQ, Scottish Highers and CSYS, International Baccalaureate etc., as equivalent to A levels. If you are uncertain about the requirements for a particular degree programme, please contact the Department.
COURSE STRUCTURE AND 'ELECTIVES'
At Level 1 (i.e. in the first year) students spend one third of their time (which counts for 40 credits) on each of their chosen subjects and the final third of their time on 'elective' courses. There is a wide range of possible subjects which may be studied as electives, some of which require previous knowledge of the subject whilst others do not. Although university regulations permit students to divide their Level 1 electives between two subjects, this is not recommended
since by taking the full 40 credits in one subject students give themselves in many cases the possibility of changing their programme of study at Levels 2 and 3 (i.e. in the second and final years) to include this subject in place of one of their original choices. Every year a number of students, notably from amongst those who have taken up a new non-school subject on coming to university, find this 'bolt hole' useful.
Whichever two subjects a student continues with, (s)he is required over Levels 2 and 3 together to take 100 credits in each of them and the remaining 40 credits as electives; these elective credits may take the form either of further modules in one or both of your main subjects or of one or more modules in another subject.
ASSESSMENT
At all three levels modules are assessed by continuous assessment, written examination or a combination of the two; written examinations take place at the end of each semester (i.e. in January/February and June).
Final degree classification is based on the marks gained for the assessment of Level 2 and 3 modules.
COURSE COMPONENTS
Level 1
| ACOM1066 | Introduction to IT for Humanities Students | 5 credits | Semester 2 |
ACOM1066 is compulsory only when the students is not already doing an introduction to IT module either within one of his/her main departments, or as a chosen elective.
Economic and Social History 1:
Introduction to economic history: Britain 1700-1939; plus
Introduction to social history: Britain 1900-1996; or
Building the global economy, 1860-1990
Politics 1
Freedom Power and the State: An Introduction to Politics; Research Methods and IT; One from: British Politics; World Politics; European Politics
Level 2
Economic and Social History 2:
Optional modules from an extensive range of special subjects in Economic and Social History. The list varies from year to year, but always gives students a broad and interesting choice. Most subjects are offered on a two-yearly cycle designed to give all students at least one opportunity to choose each subject, either in the second or third year. Subjects offered recently as optional choices include:
Creation of modern America 1: the first new nation 1783-1860; Creation of modern America 2: American industrialisation 1850-1990; Economic and social change in the North of England, 1700-1990; Economic and social history of Europe in the 20th Century; European industrialisation; Financial markets and institutions; Imperial Republic: the United States in the world economy in the 20th century; International business history; Social history of deviance in Britain since 1800; The 1930's economic crisis and mass unemployment; The rise of Japanese economic power, 1868-1992; The United States in the Twentieth Century 1: presidential economics from Roosevelt to Reagan; Women and work since 1800; International business history; and Strategy and organisation of British business.
Politics 2
One political theory option; Two modern foreign goverment options
Economic and Social History 3:
Optional modules from the list of special subjects in Economic and Social History (as listed above) including the opportunity to write a short dissertation.
Politics 3
A selection of options from the approved list (e.g. British Politics 1914-45; Issues in Political Economy; Government and Politics of the US)
(This information is for guidance only and some of the options available may change during the currency of this leaflet)
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